meatballs of lamb and rice cooked with potatoes in a light tomato sauce
Lamb Brain
in lemon or tomato sauce
Lamb Cheeks
in pickled lemon sauce
Lamb Tongue
cooked in lemon-olive sauce
Veal Sweetbreads
served in a light lemon sauce
Appetizers-Traditional
Combination Platter
Egga
light egg and vegetable pancake
Egyptian Moussaka
sauteed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green pepper and tomat
Hawashi
beef or vegetarian. ground meat or three kinds of mushrooms cooked in spices and spread between thin layers of homemade pita dough, then lightly sauteed
Hummus, Fool, Falafel Or Babaganouj
Main Course-Fish
Fresh Fish of the Day
your choice of blackened with spices, grilled, fried or tagine
Main Course-Kabab
Beef, Chicken Or Lamb Kabob
Combo Kabob
pick two of the above
Grilled Goat
slices of meat cooked in a honey sauce
Kofta Kabob
meatballs made of lamb and beef
Liver Kabob
Mashwi
grilled, thin sliced beef, lamb or chicken marinated in house spices
Salads
Artichoke Hearts
cooked in olive oil, garlic, lemon and herbs
Beet Salad
sauteed beets with onion, garlic, apple and dill, in vinaigrette
Chef's Green Salad
of the day
Eggplant Salad
in vinaigrette
Egyptian Potato Salad
potatoes sauteed with onion, garlic and pepper in vinaigrette
Grilled Vegetables
zucchini, eggplant and tomato in vinaigrette
Homemade Yogurt
layer of fresh yogurt topped with drizzled olive oil, garlic, sumac, and zahtar
Main Course-Meat
Beef Shank
braised in tomato cowara (beef knuckle) sauce for three hours, with aromatic and root vegetables
Lamb with Pomegranate
breast of lamb stuffed with walnuts, dates and ground lamb baked in a fruit and pomegranate sauce, served with homemade yogurt, rice, vegetables
Liver Alexandria
thin slices of lamb liver sauteed in onions, garlic and spices, served with pita bread (ask for hearts or kidney)
Mishmish Chicken
half a chicken stuffed with rice and spices in a delicate apricot sauce, served on a bed of green
Pan Shawarma
grilled, spiced chicken or beef thinly sliced and served with aromatic vegetables over rice
Pharoah's Harvest Goose
(in season) ancient recipe for baked goose thinly sliced in a light honey-saffron-almond sauce, served with root vegetables
Sauteed Chicken
sliced breast with vegetables and rice
Torly of Rabbit
pieces of rabbit braised in tomato sauce with aromatic vegetables, olives, chickpeas, raisins, pickled lemon, potatoes and sweet potatoes
Main Course-Vegetarian
Cous-Cous
seasonal vegetables and aromatic roots over couscous
Egga
light egg and vegetable pancake made with peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs
Egyptian Moussaka
sauteed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green peppers, tomatoes in egyptian spices
Hawashi
three kinds of mushrooms ground and spread between thin layers of homemade pita, lightly sauteed and served on a bed of spicy tomatoes and homemade yogurt
Humita
crepe filled with stewed corn served in fresh tomato sauce and topped with homemade farmer's cheese
Kushari
cooked rice with coriander, mustard seed, lentil, and browned pasta, topped with caramelized onions and tomato
Platter
hummus, fool, babaganouj or falafel
Rice of the Day
white rice served with seasonal greens
Warm Salad
grilled eggplant, zucchini, green pepper and tomatoes in egyptian spices